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VANISHING POINT: HOW TO REMEMBER PORTLAND

May 8, 2023 by

The vanishing point definition: The center spot on a horizon line where parallel lines in the foreground converge. Like a triangle? Maybe. Check a drawing book. The vanishing point for Portland takes another view, and it’s nothing to do with weird or keeping Portland weird. Shocking, don’t you think?

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FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES

April 29, 2023 by

Family history comes in two varieties: The first: We don’t talk about that side of the family. The second: We can’t say enough about that side of the family. That’s the starting place for going off the rails.

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FAST MONDAY BOOMERPDX NEWS TROLL

April 17, 2023 by

Fast Monday, the big news day after the weekend. I like news, I like big news, but this isn’t an aggregating news site. Until now. The news is local and urgent on the day of the week that blurs past like the rainbow smear that evaporates when you wash your windshield.

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VIETNAM VETERANS ON BOOMERPDX

March 29, 2023 by

My Vietnam Veterans show up on BoomerPdx not as veterans but as guys I’ve met along the way. Extraordinary guys I’ve been lucky to meet. What’s my plan to meet anyone? Get out of the house and walk around and you can’t go wrong.

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HISTORY CLASSES WITH PROFESSOR JOHNNY HORTON

February 23, 2023 by

Dear readers, history classes are more than remembering dates and kings and generals. I know this because college changed from that to a more comprehensive picture of time and event during my protracted historical education. The standard when I graduated in 1991 included three books: a novel of the times, one writer’s opinion in a […]

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BETTER MAN FOR WHO, FOR WHAT?

February 20, 2023 by

If someone asks you to be a better man, not their Best Man, what do you say? What do you do? You could agree to make a better effort. Or you could let it go. Either way, you’ve got a problem. Then what?

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SILENT WORK TAKES ON A LOUD LIFE OF ITS OWN

February 4, 2023 by

The latest Joe on the NFL’s biggest stage, Joe Burrow, says do the silent work and keep it to yourself. Has Joe done his work in silence? He can give advice on the the work since what he’s done has paid off. After all he’s a starting quarterback in this season’s Super Bowl. So how […]

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MATCH MAKER: BEST EFFORT vs GOOD ENOUGH

January 2, 2023 by

Being a match maker in 2023 means finding new matches. If you’ve been trying to introduce people because ‘they’d be perfect together,’ it’s time to adjust expectations for the new year. 2022: Why aren’t you married? 2023: Marriage isn’t for everyone.

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READING OUT 2022: TOP POSTS ON BOOMERPDX

December 31, 2022 by

Reading out 82nd Ave in Portland Oregon leads the list. Instead of looking like a tired stretch of New Jersey road with Bruce Springsteen sitting on his daddy’s lap as he steered through town, 82nd was a magical fairly tale in 2022. Did I mention magical? I called it Dream Street. That’s what it was […]

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BETTER LIVING STARTED YESTERDAY

December 16, 2022 by

Better living begins the day you say it begins. It goes like this: “I will do things that I know will make a better life.” Boomers don’t ask what ‘better’ means. We know. This is for the younger people who still think they’re better.

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